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1 Eastern Europe. Uncertain Mint Circa 300-280 BC. Imitating a Tetradrachm of Kassander, Struck in Amphipolis, in the Name and Types of Philip II 1 Eastern Europe. Uncertain mint circa 300-280 BC. Imitating a tetradrachm of Kassander, struck in Amphipolis, in the name and types of Philip II. Tetradrachm AR 24mm., 13,03g. Laureate head of Zeus right / [Φ]ΙΛΙΓ-ΠΟΥ, youth, holding palm frond, on horseback right, dolphin below, pellet-in-Π below raised foreleg. very fine For prototype: Le Rider pl. 46, 19; Troxell, Studies, Group 9, 331-2; SNG ANS 749-56. Starting price: 75 EUR 2 Campania. Neapolis circa 380-280 BC. Didrachm AR 20mm., 7,09g. APTEMI, diademed head of nymph right; astragalus behind / [NEOΠΟΛΙΤΩ], Man- headed bull walking right; above, Nike flying right, placing wreath on bull's head; ΘΕ below. very fine BMC 58. Starting price: 75 EUR 3 Bruttium. Rhegion circa 415-387 BC. Litra AR 10mm., ,72g. Lion's mask facing / PH, within olive sprig. nearly extremely fine Herzfelder pl. XI, J; HN Italy 2499. Starting price: 75 EUR 4 Kings of Macedon. Miletos. Demetrios I Poliorketes 306-283 BC. Struck 295/4 BC Drachm AR 18mm., 4,11g. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / AΛEΞANΔΡ[OΥ], Zeus seated left on throne, right leg drawn back, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle sitting on his right, monogram to left, double axe under throne. very fine Price 2148; BMC 2148a-c; M.1139. Starting price: 75 EUR 5 Kings of Macedon. Amphipolis. Kassander 306-297 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III. Struck circa 307-297 BC Tetradrachm AR 25mm., 17,26g. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left on low-backed throne, right leg drawn back, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings, in left field, Λ above torch, kantharos beneath throne. good very fine Price 468; Ehrhardt 36. Starting price: 75 EUR 6 Kings of Macedon. Pella or Amphipolis. Kassander 306-297 BC. Struck circa 306-298 BC Bronze Æ 19mm., 5,11g. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin headdress / BAΣIΛEΩΣ KAΣΣA-N-ΔΡ[OΥ], horseman riding right, right hand raised, monogram of AN before, M (or monogram of MY) below. very fine Cf. SNG Alpha Bank 921. Starting price: 75 EUR 7 Kings of Macedon. Abydos. Antigonos I Monophthalmos 320-301 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III. Struck circa 310-301 BC Drachm AR 17mm., 4,22g. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝ[ΔΡΟΥ], Zeus seated left on low-backed throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings, monogram in left field, beneath throne, head left, wearing Phrygian cap. very fine Price 1577 (slightly different monogram). Starting price: 75 EUR 8 Kings of Macedon. Kolophon. Antigonos I Monophthalmos 320-301 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III. Struck circa 318-310 BC Drachm AR 17mm., 3,71g. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / [ΑΛΕ]ΞΑΝΔΡΟ[Υ], Zeus seated left on low-backed throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings, ΣΩ monogram in left field, EK monogram beneath throne. very fine Price 1794. Starting price: 75 EUR 9 Kings of Macedon. Lampsakos. Antigonos I Monophthalmos 320-301 BC. Drachm AR 17mm., 4,14g. Head of Herakles right wearing lion skin / [A] ΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left on throne, right leg drawn back, holding long scepter in his left hand and eagle sitting on his right, amphora to left, monogram below throne. very fine Price 1417; ADM II Series XIII. Starting price: 75 EUR 10 Kings of Macedon. 'Babylon'. Philip III Arrhidaeus 323-317 BC. In the types of Alexander III of Macedon Tetradrachm AR 27mm., 17,13g. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, Zeus seated left on high-backed throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings, in left field, M, beneath throne, B. very fine Price P182. Starting price: 75 EUR 11 Kings of Macedon. Kolophon. Philip III Arrhidaeus 323-317 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319 BC Drachm AR 18mm., 4,24g. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left on low- backed throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings, fish in left field, chelys in right field. very fine Price 1766. Starting price: 75 EUR 12 Kings of Macedon. Kolophon. Philip III Arrhidaeus 323-317 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319 BC Drachm AR 18mm., 4,21g. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / [ΑΛΕ]ΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left on low-backed throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings, star in left field, spearhead to outer right. very fine Price 1759. Starting price: 75 EUR 13 Kings of Macedon. Sardeis. Philip III Arrhidaeus 323-317 BC. In the types of Alexander III. Struck circa 322-319 BC Drachm AR 17mm., 4,22g. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ, Zeus seated left on low-backed throne, right leg drawn back, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings, to left, bee, beneath throne, pellet-in-A. very fine Price P104. Starting price: 75 EUR 14 Kings of Macedon. Sardeis. Philip III Arrhidaeus 323-317 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III. Struck under Menander or Kleitos, circa 322-319/8 BC Drachm AR 17mm., 4,25g. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / [ΑΛ]ΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left on low-backed throne, right leg drawn back, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings, in left field, TI above eagle standing left. nearly extremely fine Price 2617; ADM I Series XIV. Starting price: 75 EUR 15 Kings of Macedon. Uncertain mint in Western Asia Minor. Time of Philip III - Antigonos I Monophthalmos 323-310 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III Drachm AR 19mm., 4,29g. Head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟ[Y], Zeus Aëtophoros seated left; XA monogram in left field. Price 2765. nearly extremely fine Price 2765. Starting price: 75 EUR 16 Kings of Macedon. Uncertain mint in Macedon or Pella. Time of Alexander III - Kassander 325-310 BC. In the name and types of Alexander III of Macedon Tetradrachm AR 27mm., 17,16g. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left on low- backed throne, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings, ΣI in left field. very fine Price 236 (Pella). Starting price: 75 EUR 17 Kings of Macedon. Babylon. Alexander III "the Great" 336-323 BC. Obol AR 8mm., 0,54g. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / Club, bow and quiver, monogram within wreath above monogram of AX to left. very fine Price 3729. Starting price: 75 EUR 18 Kings of Macedon. Babylon. Alexander III "the Great" 336-323 BC. Struck circa 317-311 BC Obol AR 8mm., 0,44g. Head of Heracles right, wearing lion- skin headdress, paws tied before neck / Club downward, quiver and bow upward, monogram in wreath in left field, H in right field. very fine Price 3706. Starting price: 75 EUR 19 Kings of Macedon. Babylon. Alexander III "the Great" 336-323 BC. Struck under Stamenes or Archon, circa 323 BC Tetradrachm AR 25mm., 17,18g. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / [Α]ΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left on high-backed throne, his feet resting on a low foot rest, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings, in left field, trident above M, monogram beneath throne. very fine Price 3679. Starting price: 75 EUR 20 Kings of Macedon. Pella. Alexander III "the Great" 336-323 BC. Struck circa 315-310 BC Tetradrachm AR 26mm., 17,32g. Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress, paws tied beneath chin / ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Zeus seated left on low-backed throne, right leg drawn back, holding long scepter in his left hand and, in his right, eagle standing right with closed wings, to left Σ above thunderbolt, beneath throne, transverse filleted thyrsos. good very fine Price 260. Starting price: 75 EUR 21 Kings of Macedon. Sardeis. Alexander III "the Great" 336-323 BC. Struck under Menander, circa 330/25-324/3 BC Stater AV 18mm., 8,63g. Helmeted head of Athena right, griffin on helmet / [ΑΛΕΞ]ΑΝΔΡΟΥ, Nike standing left, holding wreath in right hand and stylis in left, in left field, bucranium.
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